‘I can’t be bought,’ Nige tells Reform’s faithful – however different it may look | John Crace

<p>Just as the party leader had hoped to change the narrative, along came Channel 4 News to spoil his conference fun</p><p>Why, oh why, oh why? You could almost feel Nigel Farage’s frustration. Why was it always him? Surely it was about time someone gave him a break. There he was trying to earn some money from a Thai crypto billionaire and a gold bullion dealer, and yet still Reform kept getting linked to dodgy cash.</p><p>It was almost as if a pattern was emerging. First there was the £5m gift, then the Posh George donations via Dicky Tice, and now Channel 4 News had done a sting on him and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/04/investigation-polling-firm-reform-uk-allegations">two of his most trusted aides</a> in which it looked as if they were happy to break the law on political donations. Life can be so damned unfair at times. Always kicking you when you are down.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/04/nigel-farage-reform-conference-donations-investigation">Continue reading...</a>